Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

"Lena..." Chris confessed to her, "I-I do indeed know Arya. She's the youngest daughter of the Bayers. Her father is Josiah Bayer, and her mother is Kelly Tanner. The Bayers and the Hamertons have a longstanding friendship, so... Zuko, Toph, and I used to play with Arya when we were kids..."

"Oh..." Lena responded indifferently.

He had not gotten to the point yet!

"There's more!" Chris unraveled the story. "Once... I mean, it's in the past!! The Hamertons indeed wanted to ally with the Bayers, and the intended match was between Arya and me... But listen to me! But that was just the adults' idea, and it had nothing to do with me!"

"Mm."

Although Lena had not looked up, a faint smile began to spread in the depths of her eyes.

"Lena, I didn't mention her before, not because I didn't want to, but because I..." Chris scratched his head, unsure how to proceed.

Should he say it was to prevent her from misunderstanding? That did not seem appropriate. Then she would know he had been plotting to pursue her for a while!

Should he say Arya was not worth mentioning? That also did not seem right, as he just mentioned that he had grown up playing with her...

Just as Chris sighed, Lena finished her pizza and suddenly stood up.

"Lena..."

it?" She turned her head slightly. "Didn't I tell you what you should call me

"Huh?"

"Als, you haven't finished

quickly devoured the

in amazement. "Hey, kid, be careful not

silly? Swallowing

back to the Thompson residence with

he never visited empty-handed. He would give his parents-in-law the stars and

to the study to play chess while Lina chatted

downstairs on her

"Lina!"

and the two of them greeted each other with a

a gift—an

Only ten of this style

Renee nodded vigorously.

to move on from those dark days. It was just that when night fell, she would see Kaitlyn leaping

daughter of a criminal, with tainted blood flowing in her

to have this